WWUS53 KEAX 152242 SVSEAX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 542 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 MOC033-041-115-117-152315- /O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-260415T2315Z/ Chariton MO-Linn MO-Carroll MO-Livingston MO- 542 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN CHARITON...SOUTHWESTERN LINN...NORTHWESTERN CARROLL AND SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTIES... At 542 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hale, or 15 miles southeast of Chillicothe, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Chillicothe, Brookfield, Meadville, Hale, Laclede, Wheeling, Mendon, Tina, Sumner, Rothville, and Avalon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for north central Missouri. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3947 9369 3979 9358 3986 9305 3954 9307 3948 9340 TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 249DEG 36KT 3959 9343 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ CMS